Match Report
Hansa Rostock went into the game 17th in the table on 31 points; Magdeburg sat 14th on 38 — a 7-point gap. Per game in the league, Hansa Rostock were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.68, Magdeburg 1.35 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Magdeburg had not won in 7 games. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Hansa Rostock, 2/15 for Magdeburg.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hansa Rostock 4, draws 4, Magdeburg 3, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Only 36% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 27% of the meetings.
Ostseestadion in Rostock, capacity 29,000, hosted the game. Magdeburg led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.